Template Tutorial

As discussed in Introduction to Blueprint, Blueprint for Outlook utilizes HTML to describe the template ('blueprint') for a given Outlook item.

The feature set provided in the Blueprints is extensive. Blueprint installs with a number of example templates with increasing levels of functionality.

This section will provide you with a step by step tutorial for creating your own blueprints for Outlook, using the installed templates as examples.

Note. Before attempting to create a blueprint, it is advisable to gain basic knowledge of HTML - Knowledge on the following HTML elements are necessary: div and span tags, stylesheets (style tag), tables. For more information on learning HTML, visit the W3 Schools website:
http://www.w3schools.com/html

All of the tutorials will use example Blueprint templates that have been provided with the Blueprint for Outlook install. Once installed, all referenced templates can be found under:

[Program Files]\Savvisoft\Blueprint for Outlook\Templates

When viewing these templates, please ensure that the HTML is viewed using a text editor (such as notepad).

This tutorial describes how to construct an Outlook style template. This introduces the following Blueprint concepts; working with tables, hiding empty fields, and providing 'possible values' for numerical fields.

This tutorial builds on Tutorial 2 and introduces the Blueprint header/footer tags. This will then enable you to create your own fully customisable header and footer for each page of the printed documents.